It’s not “GR-R-REAT!” news for children’s health as Prime Minister’s promise to stop junk food marketers from targeting kids falters

Parents struggling to stop the sway Spiderman and SpongeBob have on their children’s food choices are at risk of losing a key tool promised by the federal government, as plans to restrict junk food marketing to kids are being stalled. The delay is unfolding as a new Heart & Stroke poll* shows that nearly 70% of Canadians support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s longstanding commitment to restrict unhealthy food advertising to children, the last outstanding element of his Healthy Eating Strategy. Read more.